The Flying Goat — Restaurant in Spokane

Visit: Lunch Special and Wings | Ordered: La Crosse Pizza (olive oil base, chicken sub), small Caesar salad, 6pc Buffalo wings with hot sauce

We visited Flying Goat after a glowing recommendation from a friend who described it as the place for pizza and wings in Spokane. Unfortunately, our experience didn’t quite match the hype.

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🍕 Pizza – Great Crust, Disappointing Toppings I ordered the La Crosse pizza with an olive oil base and substituted chicken for the Italian sausage. I typically avoid tomato sauce, so I appreciated the menu flexibility. However, the chicken tasted processed, like deli meat, and the sweet peppers overpowered the dish. I ended up scraping most of the toppings off and enjoying the pizza for its olive oil, melted cheese, and surprisingly excellent crust—chewy, flavorful, and easily the highlight. I even dipped the crust in ranch and sprinkled red pepper flakes to give it more punch.

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🍗 Wings – Dry & Lacking Flavor We also got the 6-piece Buffalo wings, which were lukewarm and noticeably dry. The sauce leaned too heavily on vinegar and lacked depth or richness. The temperature issues didn’t help—they felt like they had been sitting for a while before being served.

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🥗 Salad – Simple but Serviceable The small salad was fresh and basic. I ended up using the ranch dressing from the salad as a dip for the pizza crust.

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🌡️ Food Temperature – The Dealbreaker The biggest disappointment was that both the pizza and wings arrived barely warm. For oven-baked pizza, I really value that steamy, fresh-from-the-oven contrast—crusty on the outside, soft and hot inside. That magic was completely missing.

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🌤️ Service & Ambience – A Silver Lining The service was warm and polite, and we appreciated being able to sit on the balcony and enjoy the sunshine and breeze. It made the meal more enjoyable, even if the food didn’t live up to expectations.

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💰 Value – Reasonable, But Not Compelling The lunch special (~$13.50) is fair for the portion size. But if you care about ingredient quality and food freshness, this may not hit the mark.

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🚫 Bottom Line: We wouldn’t return, but if you’re looking for a casual, quick lunch and don’t mind lukewarm food, this might still work for you. Just temper expectations, especially if you’re a foodie or sensitive to ingredient...

I took some friends here that were visiting from out of town and I feel embarrassed by suggesting Flying Goat. We spent all day out in the sun, were a luttle sunburnt and it was a 95° day, so we were hoping to sit inside. It was either a 35 minute wait to eat inside or we could sit on the patio. We went with the patio, and asked to sit in the shade which turned into us having to move 3 different times to actually get in the shade because the staff acted inconvenienced by the request and couldn't seem to figure out how to put the tables together. After about 20 minutes, our waitress came out to tell us that her manager noticed my son and I brought in our water bottles and they don't allow outside beverages. These were very obviously water bottles and one of them was for my young son. I told the waitress we only had ice water and I could show them and that we spent all day out in the sun, and that we are again sitting outside in the heat for dinner. Her response was "I can go dump them out for you". Since we were with friends, I complied and took our water bottles to the car. If we didn't have company, I would have walked out right then and there. The food is an actual waste of money. I was charged $20 for the smallest, blandest tasting "pizza" I've ever had. There was no sauce, hardly any toppings making the pizza mostly a hunk of semi-oiled dough. Being the one who suggested this establishment, I was embarrassed and the entire group left with a bad taste in our...

Oops. No photo. Just hunger. We were so ravenous, I forgot to snap a picture of the glorious pizza before we inhaled it. Not being from Spokane, I did the usual: asked the internet where to find the best pizza in town. And just like that, The Flying Goat soared to the top of the list—probably flapping its delicious little goat wings. However I didn't do enough research as to how exactly this goat flys, so perhaps it jet powered...I don't know.

Anyway, we called in our order, I made the noble hotel-to-pizza-quest drive, and the rest is saucy history. My wife claimed the cheese side like a peaceful vegetarian pirate, while I conquered the pepperoni half like a greasy-fingered warlord. It was amazing.

I’ve never licked the crumbs out of a pizza box before. I always assumed that was crossing a line. But this time? That box looked at me and whispered, “You know you want to.” And I did. No regrets.

The thin crust was perfect—crispy, light, and just chewy enough to make you question why anyone eats thick crust willingly. The place was packed wall to wall when I arrived, which is always a good sign unless you're trying to find parking. Luckily, they had pick-up-only spots, which made it easy to grab the goods and escape back to the hotel like a carb-fueled bandit.

We’ll definitely be back. Next time, I’ll try to take a photo… unless the...